This week we’re helping you build your summer reading list with recommendations from some of our favorite bookstagrammers! They each share two books they recommend we read this summer and answer a pressing question: If you could have a meal with any book character at any chain restaurant, which character and restaurant would you choose?  

Sarah’s Picks:  Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett (esp for fans of Nothing To See Here) 

The Displacements by Bruce Holsinger (Out July 5)

Find Sarah at @sarahsbookshelves

 

Amber’s Picks

Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola (Out July 5)

Hope and Glory by Jendella Benson

Find Amber at @byamberburns and www.byamberburns.com

 

Pheobe’s Picks

Every Summer After by Carley Fortune 

A Hundred Other Girls by Iman Hariri-Kia (Out July 26)

Find Phoebe at @readandwright 

 

Morgan’s Picks

You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li

Find Morgan at @nycbookgirl (and check out our last ep with morgan here!)

 

Ashley’s Picks

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (Out July 5)

Vacationland by Meg Mitchell Moore (Out June 14)

Find Ashley at @ashleyspivey, @spiveysbookclub

 

Becca’s Picks

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

Marrying the Ketchups by Jennifer Close

 

Olivia’s Picks

Flying Solo by Linda Holmes (out June 14)

The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead (Out August 16) (check content warnings for this one!)

 

Obsessions 

Olivia: New Boden dresses

Becca: Ten Percent via Amazon Prime

 

What we read this week!

Becca:

I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

Marrying the Ketchups by Jennifer Close

 

Olivia:

The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins

The It Girl by Ruth Ware (Out July 12)

Cover Story by Susan Rigetti

 

This Month’s Book Club Pick: Cover Story by Susan Rigetti

 

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It's finally time to talk about Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman! We loved this book and we’re so excited to talk about it. We share our feelings and respond to listener calls about the book, its characters, its two timelines, and if we think the book accurately reflects how Hollywood operates today. 

We also talk about the celebs we pictured as Gabe Parker, Olivia shares her celebrity interview stories, and we defend our celebrity crushes. 

Obsessions 

Becca: Pineapple Spindrift

Olivia: Birkenstock EVA Sandals (Becca also loves these foam faux Birkenstocks!) 

What we read this week!

Olivia: 

This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub

The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins 

Cover Story by Susan Rigetti

Becca:

Flying Solo by Linda Holmes

This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub

Mad About You by Mhairi McFarlane

June's Book Club Pick: Cover Story by Susan Rigetti

Sponsors:

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This week we’re chatting with New York Times bestselling author and owner of Books are Magic, Emma Straub! She’s the author of five novels, including This Time Tomorrow, which came out on May 17.

We ask her about her path to becoming an author, and chat about the process of writing This Time Tomorrow. And as the first bookseller on the podcast, we ask Emma about how Books are Magic came into her life and she shares the surprises that come with owning a bookstore! 

 

Find Emma at @emmastraub on IG, @emmastraub on Twitter, and at emmastraub.net

 

Emma’s Book recs

By the Book by Jasmine Guillory 

The Dead Romantics Ashley Poston (Out June 28) 

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (Out July 5) 

 

What we read this week!

Olivia - Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel 

Becca - Flying Solo by Linda Holmes

 

Obsessions

Becca - Anthropologie Mini Latte Bowls

Olivia - Free People (generally)

 

This Month’s Book Club Pick: Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman

 

Sponsors:

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This week, we’re together in person to talk about TRAVEL! Specifically, travel planning. We have travel on the brain, and thought you might, too. We discuss how we choose our destinations, how far in advance we plan our trips, if we like to plan ourselves or let someone else take over, the trips we have coming up, and MORE! 

 

Our Travel Must-Haves

Olivia - AQUIS Rapid Dry Lisse Hair Wrap Towel

Becca - Sleeping Eye Mask, Megababe Thigh Rescue

 

Our Obsessions

Becca - Hotel Lobby Spa Candle

Olivia - Severance

 

What we read this week:

Becca - The Impossible Us by Sarah Lotz

Olivia - The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead

 

This Month’s Book Club Pick: Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman

 

Sponsors:

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Olive & June - visit OliveandJune.com/paper for 20% off your first Mani System

Zocdoc - go to Zocdoc.com/BOP to download the Zocdoc and start your search for a top-rated doctor today.

 

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This week we welcome Phylicia Jones, Senior Director of Global People Development at PagerDuty, to answer all your work questions. She shares an overview of her career, what drew her to working in HR, and answers listener questions about cover letters, learning to be a great manager, navigating ambiguity at work, quitting when you feel a personal obligation to your boss, and more.

 

Connect with Phylicia on Linkedin! 

 

Phylicia’s book recommendations

Daring Greatly by Brene Brown 

Start with Why by Simon Sinek 

Infinite Game by Simon Sinek 

The Power of Regret by Daniel Pink 

Unapologetically Ambitious by Shellye Archambeau

Think Again by Adam Grant 

Mindset by Carol Dweck

Grit by Angela Duckworth  

How to Decide by Annie Duke

 

Obsessions 

Olivia: The Somerset Maxi Linen Dress from Anthropologie

Becca: Mister Zimi Lottie Dress

 

What we read this week!

Becca: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Olivia: Flying Solo by Linda Holmes 

 

May’s Book Club Pick: Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman

 

Sponsors:

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Better Help - get 10% off their first month at BetterHelp.com/badonpaper

 

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Hi space nuts! It's time to discuss our April book club pick: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. This book is Olivia’s most-recommended read, and Becca (to her surprise) loved the book, too! In this week’s ep we discuss how we picture Rocky, if we’d ever go to space, and listen to your voicemails about your thoughts on the book. We also have a space food taste test live on the pod to fully get ourselves into the theme!

 

Obsessions 

Olivia: Athleta Cabo Linen Wide Leg Pant

Becca: Athleta Salutation Stash Pocket Tight

 

What we read this week:

Becca:

The Roughest Draft by Emily Wibberley & Austin Siegemund-Broka

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Cover Story by Susan Rigetti

How to Fake It in Hollywood by Ava Wilder (Out June 14) 

Olivia: 

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas

The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth

The School For Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

Flying Solo by Linda Holmes

 

May’s Book Club Pick: Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman

 

Sponsors:

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Prose - take your FREE in-depth hair consultation and get 15% off your first order today at Prose.com/bop.

 

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Today, we’re continuing to get to know Olivia as she’s answering your questions! 

 

She answers questions including how she met her husband (and dog!), what she was like as a kid, her typical workday, her go-to airport snacks, her niche interests, her childhood celeb crush, and her favorite way to eat a potato. 

 

She also shares her book hot takes, her favorite past BOP book club pick, and a book from childhood that made her a lifelong reader.

 

If you’re looking to get to know Becca a little more, check out our Grace interviews Becca episode!

 

Obsessions 

Olivia: Laneige Lip Glowy Balm

Becca: Somebody Somewhere on HBO Max

 

What we read this week!

Becca: 

Wahala by Nikki May

Sister Stardust by Jane Green

Olivia: 

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan.

 

This Month’s Book Club Pick: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

 

Sponsors:

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This week we’re re-visiting a highly requested topic: our morning routines! We discuss the goals behind our morning routine, when we wake up (and when we have to be asleep to make that happen) what we do first thing in the morning, our at-home coffee order, breakfast, exercise, getting into work mode, and how our weekends look different.

 

Obsessions 

Becca - Balance Bound Undated Daily Notepad

Olivia - Song - My Ego Dies at The End by Jensen McRae and her album Are You Happy Now? (and you can find Olivia’s spring playlist here!)

 

What we read this week!

Olivia: 

The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan

A Court Of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Mass

 

Becca:

Something Wilder by Christina Lauren (out May 17)

Meant to be Mine by Hannah Orenstein

Wahala by Nikki May

 

This Month’s Book Club Pick:

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

 

Sponsors:

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Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! 

 

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Reporting live from our first one-on-one hangout ever, Olivia and Becca are together in person to kick off this new era of Bad On Paper! To start off this month of getting to know Olivia, we’ll be answering some of The 36 Questions that Lead to Love from the New York Times Modern Love column, in hopes that we fall a little in love and so does our audience!  

These questions have us discussing our dream dinner guests, if we’d want to be famous, our ‘perfect day’, health anxiety, what we have in common, when we last cried, and giving each other advice for problems that have been on our minds.

 

We also share our excitement for the pod, setting boundaries with our phones, and more!

 

Read the study by the psychologist Arthur Aron here. 

 

Obsessions 

Olivia: Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

Becca: Dior Concealer, Westman Atelier Blush in Petal

 

What we read this week! 

Becca: 

Meant to Be Mine by Hannah Orenstein

Olivia: 

A Court of Thrones and Roses by Sarah J. Mass

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

 

This Month’s Book Club Pick: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

 

Sponsors:

Olive & June: Visit Oliveandjune.com/Paper for 20% off your first Mani System.

Better Help: Visit BetterHelp.com/badonpaper for 10% off your first month.

Prose: Take your free in-depth hair consultation and get 15% off your first order at Prose.com/bop.

 

Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! 

 

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Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

It’s time to talk about our March book club pick: Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson. We absolutely LOVED this book. We discuss what grabbed us about this book, the themes of not understanding your parents as individuals vs. parents and identity, all the food in this book (including black cake!), our feelings on the ending, and more!     We also say our podcast goodbyes to Grace! (IRL, we’re planning our Charleston reunion as we speak) 

 

Books this reminded us of

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E. Smith

 

Obsessions 

Grace: Let’s talk about the Stanley cups

Becca: Rare Beauty Liquid Touch Concealer Brush

 

What we read this week!

Grace: 

The Club by Ellery Lloyd

Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci

The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead (check content warnings before picking this one up!)

Becca:

Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand 

The Arc by Tory Henwood Hoen

Something Wilder by Christina Lauren 

 

April Book Club Pick: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

 

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Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.